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The Latest Breaking News from Türkiye

The first Saudi relief plane arrived at Adana airport in Turkiye as part of the Saudi airlift dispatched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) under the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The…

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Death Toll of Palestinians In Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Climbs to 73

The death toll of Palestinians from the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria at dawn last Monday has reached 73 after the bodies of one Palestinian and his wife were recovered from under the rubble in Türkiye on Thursday. According to the official Palestinian News Agency, WAFA,…

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Rescuers Race to Find Türkiye-Syria Quake Survivors as Toll Tops 21,000

Rescuers were scouring debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region's worst disasters for a century. The first UN aid deliveries arrived on Thursday in Syrian rebel-held zones, but chances of finding survivors have…

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US Announces $85 Mn Aid, Sanctions Relief for Quake-hit Türkiye and Syria

The United States on Thursday announced an initial $85 million aid package to help Türkiye and Syria recover from the devastating earthquake, while also granting a temporary relief of some Damascus-related sanctions. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck early Monday near the Turkish-Syrian border, and by Friday morning the death toll in…

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Drone footage reveals scale of devastation in Türkiye and Syria as haunting image of dad highlights personal toll

Photos and videos detail the devastation Türkiye and Syria are experiencing after an earthquake killed more than 20,000 people.

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Watch: Earthquake rescues, Cost of living crisis, NSW storm watch

Watch: The death toll from the earthquake disaster in Türkiye and Syria has now reached over 20,000, but rescuers continue to see more miracle rescues

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Are chemtrails being used to vaccinate Australians secretly against COVID-19? CheckMate investigates

A decade-old claim suggesting Australia has approved vaccines administered "via air" has resurfaced with a COVID-19 twist.

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NSW firefighters and medical workers set to join search for Türkiye earthquake survivors

A plane full of Australian emergency service workers fly to Türkiye to help search for survivors buried in rubble following a catastrophic earthquake.

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Thais join quake mission

His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua has sent messages of condolences to the presidents of the Republic of Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic after the recent earthquake, which had killed over 16,000 people as of Thursday.

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Australians describe devastating aftermath of deadly Türkiye, Syria earthquake

Ahmet Kurtul says his family had to rush into the street when the first earthquake hit on Monday and was evacuated to a nearby military base, as Australians in the country come to terms with the scale of the disaster.

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Ghana Soccer Player Atsu's Well-being, Whereabouts Unknown

Ghana international soccer player Christian Atsu is missing after the earthquake in Türkiye, his club and agent said Thursday, following earlier reports he was rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building and taken to a hospital. Atsu's well-being and whereabouts were unknown.

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Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Toll Passes 19,000

Cold, hunger and despair gripped hundreds of thousands of people left homeless after the earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria three days ago as the death toll passed 19,000 on Thursday. The rescue of a two-year-old boy after 79 hours trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay,…

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First UN Quake Aid Convoy Reaches Syria as Envoy Says Needs Immense

The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Türkiye on Thursday, witnesses and a border crossing official said. The convoy entered Syria at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, the sources said. Turkish authorities said they would open other crossing points…

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Saudi Orders Air Bridge to Deliver Aid to Syria, Türkiye

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday ordered the operation of an air bridge to provide aid to help the earthquake victims in Syria and Türkiye. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabeeah, advisor to the Royal Court and the Supervisor General of the King Salman…

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Earthquake Damages 248 Schools in Syria

The Syrian Education Ministry said 248 schools have been damaged by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. Minister of Education Dr. Darem Tabbaa said that the number of affected schools has reached 71 in Aleppo province, 50 in Lattakia, 27 in…

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Türkiye, Syria Quake Toll Tops 16,000

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks in Türkiye and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. The death toll from Monday's 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as…

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Lebanese Delegation Visits Syria, Sparking Debate About ‘Normalization with Damascus’

An official visit by a Lebanese ministerial delegation to Damascus stirred a debate between those who said the trip normalized relations with the regime and others who considered it a "duty" after the devastating earthquake that recently struck Türkiye and Syria. On Tuesday, Lebanese rescue workers were also dispatched to…

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Moments of hope caught on camera amid devastation of earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

Rescuers working to find people alive in the rubble left by Monday's Middle East earthquake find signs of life and hope amid the devastation.

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Family of Sydney man feared dead in Türkiye-Syria earthquake travel to disaster zone

The nephew of Can Pahali has travelled to the disaster zone in the hopes of returning with the body of his uncle killed in the catastrophic earthquake.

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Turkish government criticised for earthquake response as combined death toll with Syria passes 15,000

Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan admits there were problems with his government's initial response to the devastating earthquakes in his nation's south.

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More than 11,000 have died in the Türkiye-Syria earthquake. How does it compare to the world's deadliest quakes?

As the death toll from Monday's earthquake rises, take a look at how it compares to others across the world.

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People buried after Türkiye's earthquakes are sending text messages from beneath the rubble

As rescuers painstakingly pick through the twisted metal and concrete slabs of this 14-storey building in Adana, survivors text them for help and families offer floor plans in the hope of their loved ones being found.

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After Fleeing War in Gaza, an Entire Palestinian Family Dies in Türkiye Earthquake

Twelve years ago, Abdel-Karim Abu Jalhoum fled war and poverty in the Palestinian territory of Gaza for safety in Türkiye. On Monday, the massive earthquake that devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria killed him and his entire family. The Palestinian foreign ministry said Abu Jalhoum, his wife Fatima, and their…

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We Fled War to Die in an Earthquake, Says Iraqi Woman Mourning Family in Türkiye

Six years ago, Rehab Talal and her family fled the ISIS-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq seeking shelter in Türkiye, but seven members of her family died, including a week-old baby, when her parents' house collapsed in the earthquake. When Talal learned that the earthquake had struck the region…

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Syrian Doctor Says Scale of Injuries from Earthquake Is More Devastating than from the War

Doctor Mohamad Zitoun spent years treating casualties from the Syrian war but has never experienced anything like the number of injured and the scale of their injuries following Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria. "This is a huge calamity. I lived through shelling and survived massacres. This is…

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